Water Safety for Pools and Spas Tom Ebro has consulted on over 600 cases involving lifeguard inattention, unobserved drowning, faulty equipment, slippery deck, cloudy / murky water, overheated water, suction entrapment, resulting in drowning, disembowelment, fetus injury, spinal injury and more. See below for a detailed case listing.
21-40 of 692 cases:
Client
1305
Case
Grady v. Hickory Mist Luxury Cabin Rentals, et al.
Description
4 yr old drowned in indoor pool, enclosure latch not compliant; code issue
Location
Huntsville, AL
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Plaintiff
Client
1302
Case
Tan v. Saddlebrook Apartments
Description
15 yr old near drowning in lifeguarded pool; submerged 60 seconds before notice
Location
Baltimore, MD
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Plaintiff
Client
1224
Case
Remikie v. Windmill Pointe Condos
Description
18 yr old by drowned in apt. pool after arm caught on ladder
Location
Plantation, FL
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Plaintiff
Client
1223
Case
Hernandez/Guzman v. First National Bank & Drought Properties
Description
20 year old drowned in closed, padlocked apartment pool during barbeque party with alcohol
Location
Houston, TX
Trial
Defense
Client
1221
Case
Shillingford v. Pepin Academy
Description
Child slid down pool slide into deep water at lifeguarded pool and drowned
Location
Tampa, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1220
Case
Sheppard v. The Villas of Emerald Dunes
Description
6 yr old drowning in condo pool
Location
Stuart, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1215
Case
Angelbeck v. Lifeguards Unlimited, et al
Description
Man drowned holding breath in public pool
Location
St. Louis, MO
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1214
Case
Morrison v. Goad
Description
Birthday party at pool; 4 year old boy, lost track of him, unable to locate body due to poor visibility/cloudy water
Location
Bowling Green, KY
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1213
Case
Morris v. Missouri Western University
Description
22 year old male drowned in college swimming pool
Location
Kansas City, MO
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1212
Case
Garcia v. Fountainbleu Mgmt/Cyprus Court Apartments
Description
2 children drowned in apt. complex pool; enclosure issues
Location
Montgomery, AL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1211
Case
Smith v. Royal Caribbean
Description
53 yr old man swimming in pool struch head on wall; cervical injury (nerve damage)
Location
Coral Gables, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1208
Case
Margherita Williams v. Westgate Resort
Description
Slipped and fell on pool steps at the Westgate Resort
Location
Orlando, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1205
Case
Camargo v. Palms Circle
Description
Suffered a catastrophic neck injury when his head hit the pool bottom of the apartment complex's pool. Paralyzed from the chest down.
Location
Sunrise, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1202
Case
Mason v. FLG Properties
Description
16 yr. old struck underwater plexiglass in hotel pool
Location
Dayton, OH
Trial
Defense
Client
1201
Case
Hoffer v. Rudgear Estates Homeowners Assn.
Description
Diving from diving board and sustained leg/muscle injury
Location
San Francisco, CA
Trial
Defense
Client
1136
Case
Marsh v. Lewis, et al
Description
8 month old drowned in residential pool
Location
Birmingham, AL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1133
Case
Peter Roos v. Club La Vela
Description
Man became quad from striking pool bottom
Location
Panama City, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1131
Case
Ferguson v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Description
38 yr. old swimming laps in public pool had seizure and drowned
Location
Baltimore, MD
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1129
Case
Green v. Skilken Holdings
Description
1 yr. old drowned in apartment swimming pool
Location
Bradenton, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1128
Case
Farmer v.
Description
Drowning in lifeguarded community pool
Location
Fayetteville, GA
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